Apollo Belvidere

[Bel-ve-dear ]. A marble statue, supposed to be from
the chisel of the Greek sculptor Calamis, who flourished in the fifth
ante-Christian era. It represents the god holding a bow in his left
hand, and is called Belvidere from the Belvidere Gallery of the
Vatican, in Rome, where it stands. It was discovered in 1503, amidst
the ruins of Antium, and was purchased by Pope Julius II.